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Grab this one right away because it may not last long as a free pre-order for October 2011 release, but be prepared to endure a little delayed gratification with former soap star Ryan Brown’s new novel that sits atop our latest listing of over 200 free contemporary titles on Kindle….

If Punxsatawney Phil emerges from his home at Gobblers Knob to look at his Kindle this morning and finds some great new free Kindle titles like this morning’s latest additions to our 200+ Free Book Alert listings, tradition and legend have it that he will burrow back down into the ground and keep reading until the snow melts….

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The 5-star story of Dougie Cohen, a tattooed punk rocker turned rookie San Francisco policeman, who is on a collision course with the reality of urban law enforcement…

“This is, hands down, one of the best books I have ever read.”
K. McKeown


Cop – A Novel 
by Daniel B. Silver
5.0 out of 5 stars  7 Reviews

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Gritty, funny, thought provoking”



(Ed. Note:  I’ve read a lot of gritty, stunningly realistic first-person narratives of the seamy, seedy side of urban life, and even lived some. Usually, if the material is great, I lower the bar a bit with regard to literary expectations and still enjoy and am enriched by what I am reading. But every now and then we come across someone with an amazing story to tell, and real gifts as a writer. Here’s a case in point: Daniel B. Silver. Don’t get me wrong: he’s not Jane Austen or Henry James. But he can flat out write. If this was 1956 and someone smart put Cop – A Novel into the hands of Lawrence Ferlinghetti or Gregory Corso and they read it, the inevitable result would be that they’d be calling him the Kop Kerouac and they’d be getting him to read at City Lights Bookstore and Allen Ginsburg would be calling him the Cop Messiah and …. well, please pardon my lapse into time travel, but this is just a great piece of writing and a brilliant, funny, dark look into the realities of a cop’s life. Check out the FREE sample, but don’t be surprised if you end up buying the book. And reading it. And loving it. –S.W.)

Here’s the set-up:

Author and law enforcement officer Daniel Silver tells the story of a tattooed punk rocker turned rookie San Francisco policeman, Dougie Cohen. In his first year on the job, the stresses, horrors and frustrations that Dougie encounters take their toll on his patience, health, sanity and love life. Dougie struggles with night terrors, addiction, disease and the loss of his former self to his new police persona. Dougie is on a collision course with the reality of urban law enforcement. He’ll either break, or accept the fundamentals of what it means to be a real cop.

What the Reviewers Say
“Realistic, insightful, touching, humorous and extremely entertaining. Exposes segments of our society that few know exist. Brings to light what city police deal with on a daily basis in the streets; no grand criminal conspiracies, just real life. Exceptionally talented new author with an intriguing writing style. A must read!”
J. Millspaugh

“A must read for anyone considering going into law enforcement. A must read for friends and family of LEO officers. The tales of a unique rookie cop learning the ropes in one of the most unique cities in the world. The author’s style is approachable for many different level readers, casual as well as the more discerning.”
–Jeremy Jones


“Realistic view of officer’s real life – an eye opener for those who have an officer friend or family member. Well written – tough but hopeful. Couldn’t put it down.”
C. Krumme


About the Author
Why did the author become an EMT on a transport ambulance before studying to become a 911 paramedic for three years followed by seven years – so far – as a cop? Because he believed “that the only way I was ever going to learn to write anything worth reading was to get my hands dirty.” To learn more about Daniel B. Silver…

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Thanks to All 2,275 Respondents to the Winter 2011 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey

The Winter 2011 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey closed just a few hours ago at midnight Big Island time, and I want to thank each and every one of the 2,275 official respondents! This is our 5th survey since early 2009, an that’s an increase of 15.6 per cent over the previous record high for participation, set in August 2010, and it once again secures the survey’s place as the single largest public survey of Kindle customers.

You can take a look at detailed results of the survey by clicking on the “Thank You” graphic or visiting this link: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3akjmwxgj44hypt/results

Big thank yous also go out to our colleagues Len Edgerly at The Kindle Chronicles podcast, Bufo Calvin at the I Love My Kindle blog, Catherine MacDonald at the Kindle Lending Club website, Tom Dulaney at Planet iPad, and Harvey at KindleBoards for helping to spread the word about the survey.

Stay tuned to Kindle Nation for detailed reports on the results, and what they mean for the Kindle Revolution, in the days to come.

The return of an undead Daddy complicates life in our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day, Donna Butler’s Manifesting Daddy. Here’s a free sample!

In Donna Butler’s Manifesting Daddy, Melanie has a mean case of depression. But life only gets more complicated when Daddy returns from the dead – and moves in next door!

Here’s the set-up:

In Manifesting Daddy, Donna Butler explores death, rebirth and reinvention with a skillful blend of naughty humor, irreverence and compassion.

Melanie Brodie is suffering from one mean case of depression. She’d love to end it all, but she has kids to consider, even if, in her mind, they and everyone else in her lousy, stinking life would be better off without her. Her shrink- a young, Chinese grad student who looks and talks like a skater boy- and her best friend, Juniper, who looks and talks like she just stepped out of Woodstock- are both eager to help. Sure, Dr. Park might curse or call her “dude” every now and then, but the kid makes a lot of sense. And when Juniper proposes a Manifesting Daddy ceremony, Melanie knows the poor woman means well. But only Juniper would think they could actually connect with the spirit of Melanie’s dead father-reincarnated no less- and draw him back into her life so that he could cure her depression. Only Juniper would consider that a perfectly reasonable solution.
Melanie, a self-described pushover, goes along with it. As does Marisol, her other childhood friend, a sexy Latina who attends the ceremony just for the chance to bicker with Juniper- something she’s loved to do since they were kids. Weeks later, when someone moves into the vacant house next door, Melanie assumes it’s just coincidence that they own an antique  desk that looks vaguely familiar. And later, when she meets that new neighbor and he literally picks her up when she’s down, it’s still too soon to make a connection. As her friendship with Austin grows, her marriage falls apart, and still she refuses to question the intensity of their relationship. Only later, when faced with a glimpse of her own mortality does she realize where she’s seen those eyes before. 

If what Melanie suspects is true, all of the sanity and success she’s found, thanks to Austin, could go out the window. Because in coming back into her life, he’s come between not only her and her husband, but between her and Juniper too.

Five Star Review
The author is new, but there’s some really good writing in this book. Excellent characters. Very touching story. I think it would make an awesome chick flick with someone like Hillary Swank or Sandra Bullock as Melanie.–Limey

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Tuesday, February 1: 12 Brand New Freebies to Begin a New Month! plus … “Sam Spade Meets Kinky Friedman” and an international cast of characters, in Richard Sanders’ The Seventh Compass Point of Death (Today’s Sponsor)


Page-turners abound in an even dozen new additions to today’s Free Book Alert presentation of over 200 free contemporary titles in the Kindle Store….

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A would-be bank robber ends up in a stolen car with a dead Sunni community leader stuffed in the trunk. And that’s just the start of a thrilling tangle of plots and counterplots…

“…a gripping, fast read
–Henry Brown, author Hell and Gone


The Seventh Compass Point Of Death 
by Richard Sanders
4.3 out of 5 stars   3 Reviews
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A Page-Turner to Cuddle Up With



Here’s the set-up:

THE LIT-CRIT TAKE: A character-driven thriller, centering on themes of terrorism, understanding and hope. 

THE PURE PLOT PITCH: Here’s a bad day: Guy sets out to rob a bank but ends up pulling a carjacking, and when he’s arrested a body is found in the trunk. The victim is a Sunni community leader, and why was he killed? Who killed him? The search for answers takes me into a homegrown Islamic terror underground, into plots, counterplots, deceptions and love affairs, all leading to an attack on a major NYC landmark. 



What the Reviewers Say
I’m tempted to classify this book as “hard-boiled,” though it’s not really a detective novel. It reads like one. The plot unfolds like one. The main character draws as much sympathy as Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe, Mike Hammer or Kinky Friedman. There are clues, surprises and twists… but not a mystery, per se. Still, I hesitate to call it a thriller, despite the terrorist plot and surrounding intrigue. Whatever genre this book belongs to, it is a gripping, fast read.

Our hero, Quinn McShane, similar to author Richard Sanders, spent some time as an unwilling guest of state government before moving on to a career in the media. Through a once-casual acquaintance, he is ensnared in a terrorist conspiracy involving key players who are not quite what you expect. McShane is a bit too gullible a few times, as the classic hard-boiled flatfeet are on occasion (and real people like me are way too often). He also commits the cardinal sin of pulling a gun when he’s not fully prepared to use it. But he redeems himself with decisive action and gutsy gambits at the point of no return.

The terrorists turn out to be a rather pathetic crew–but no less dangerous for their pathos. Not grim, fanatic killers, but more like neurotic delinquents who might have turned to “normal” lives of Big Apple crime, if not surrounded by a powderkeg rivalry between Sunnis and Shiites. Sanders cleverly portrays their ignorance of their own faith, and it is clear that McShane has studied the Koran more than they have.

In keeping with the hard-boiled tradition (and I should point out here that I don’t know whether Sanders intended to follow that tradition), McShane’s romantic involvement during the plot is rather devoid of romance. And the point may not have been romance anyway, but just the reasonable development one could expect between two people in the circumstances McShane and Shala find themselves in. There is minimal emotional investment for either character…or the reader.

I can’t count how many novels I’ve read that were set in New York City. Few of them, however, made that metropolis come alive for this reader the way The Seventh Compass Point of Death does. Sanders evidently knows a lot about NYC, and enlightens while painting the backdrop without overwhelming the reader with details.

One final note: I seldom find the title of a book to influence me far for good or bad. But this title fulfills a savvy double entendre’ that I really, really appreciate. Just one more thing to look forward to when you read this book.
–Henry Brown, author Hell and Gone and Virtual Pulp: Tales of High Adventure

With all the talk, or all the argument, about whether a mosque should be built near Ground Zero, and about anti-Islamic feelings in general, this is a good and timely book to read. While it’s a real, genuine page-turner, its theme is about the value of getting to know the Muslims who live here in America. Some of them are good, some are bad, some are deceived, but they’re all worth knowing. How many books would feature a Muslim character who also has early-stage Alzheimers? It’s a touch of humanity you don’t often see in the depiction of Islamic Americans. And the love scenes between the hero and an Islamic woman are exceptionally tender and touching.

One thing I like about this book is that in many thrillers, the plot features a famous monument that’s about to be attacked, only some miraculous event takes place to prevent it. Well, without giving too much away, that doesn’t happen here. There is no miraculous, last-minute reprieve that prevents the attack from taking place, and the result is very exciting.

I’ve read a couple of other reviews of this book where the critics wished that the opening chapter (which is very bang-bang-bang) had more to do with the rest of the story. I disagree. I think the opening chapter sets up a thematic atmosphere that carries through to the rest of the story, where nothing turns out the way you expected, and no one turns out to be what you thought. 
–Robert Moore 


About the Author

I worked as an Executive Editor at Entertainment Weekly for 11 years and (in two separate stints) at People magazine and people.com for 12 years. I often speak to young journalists and try to use myself as an example for inspiration–a guy who spent time in jail, rehab and a psych ward and somehow went on to become a successful editor at Time Inc. and managed to keep himself sane and alive. I’ve tried to reflect those experiences in these books. My wife, Laurie, and I live in Garden City, N.Y. You can contact me on Facebook.


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